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Safety First (Scroll to the bottom for our Call to Action) This is a saying we are all familiar with. Be safe. Don’t slip. Unplug the curlers. Whatever. Whether it be on a work site, our schools or at home. And while driving, too. But what about persons walking on foot? How about the residents &

Did you know that by installing bicycle parking, the Dunwoody city ordinance allows for a REDUCTION in minimum car parking requirements? Any nonresidential use may convert or substitute up to 25 required motor vehicle parking spaces. This is a hidden gem that needs to be shared with any upcoming new development in our city. A single

Help make a difference in the future of Dunwoody on Tuesday, January 12th. Sound your voice & have input into our city’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update. In 2013 the city’s Community Survey, the top two responses for amenities of our parks were for more trails & bike paths. We agree! With YOUR input

Editor’s note: Apologies from the staff of Bike Walk Dunwoody for the delay in getting this story out. “It takes a village” really brings this home. In May & June we asked for public input to support bike lanes along Tilly Mill. Earlier this month, we asked for your help again. And YOU have made a

Dunwoody voted last night and come January, we’ll have a new mayor, Denis Shortal. We want to thank our outgoing mayor, Mike Davis for his support over the past four years in progressing our city to become more walk & bike-friendly. We also want to congratulate incoming mayor, Denis Shortal who has served on our

Please voice your support for Bike Lanes & Complete Streets on Chamblee Dunwoody at the Dunwoody City Council meeting on Monday night 10/12. The council will be voting on installing sidewalks & bike lanes along Chamblee-Dunwoody from Cambridge Drive to Womack Road. Please also voice your support for the city to narrow travel lanes and

TONIGHT (8/24/2015: The Dunwoody City Council discusses possible Pedestrian Crossing Island on Mt. Vernon at Forest Springs drive. We’d love to see this built. But will it impact future bike lanes when the road is repaved (scheduled for 2016)? And what is the plan for those long right turn / decel lanes on Mt.

When you’re out & about in our town of Dunwoody and notice freshly-paved roads, take a look at the lane width and check to see if they are the appropriate width for the area. See the below for newly repaved segments of Vermack near Womack along Dunwoody High School and also Vanderlyn in front of Vanderlyn

Thank YOU, Georgia Department of Transportation!! As reported in the Neighbor Newspapers on May 29th, the Georgia Department of Transportation as agreed to have a trail included along GA-400 through I-285 interchange! Many thanks go to the City of Sandy Springs for committing $1 Million towards the trail. Specific thanks also go to the PATH